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New Bike Lane!

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We had a great discovery while on our Wednesday night ride last night! We consider this a small victory in our advocacy for better cycling in Dearborn.
For the last several years, we’ve constantly pushed for the simple accomplishments…some lanes just need paint. Vernor Hwy is the perfect example!
In SW Detroit, much of Vernor Hwy has bike lanes. They stopped abruptly just before the Dearborn border. They are now extended into Dearborn up to intersection at Dix Ave where cyclists would continue across to Holly St into the residential neighborhood where Lapeer Park and Salina Intermediate and Elementary schools.

We’re also very happy that the way it’s designed at the intersection in relation to the turn lanes to prevent right hooking! It’s little things like this that make for a safer environment for cyclists.
It’s a short distance, but a huge accomplishment in connecting neighboring communities.

We want to thank the City of Dearborn and Mayor Hammoud for his progressive views on the importance of non-motorized transportation. It’s good for health and the environment!
We’ve updated our Facilities Map to reflect this addition.

Bicycle Data Collection

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Through a generous donation from the Beaumont Foundation, we were able to purchase a Bicycle Counter. Using this counter, we will be able to collect data about the usage of bicycles on our city’s streets.

We are currently testing the counter out on the Rouge Gateway Trail (October/November 2022) until the first snow.

This is allowing us to learn a bit how the software works and the best way to collect data.
The counter consists of a computer enclosed in a metal box and pneumatic tubes that run across the pathway to capture bike coming from both directions.

In the spring of 2023, it is our hope to work with the City of Dearborn to place it on streets that we feel are already being used by cyclists and will benefit from safer infrastructure improvements specifically for cyclists.

We will upload our data to a dashboard accessible from the following link:
https://bike-traffic.herokuapp.com/dearborn-2

Bike Dearborn Founder’s Statement of Cooperation with Other Bike Groups

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PLEASE READ:

Getting excited for the FUTURE!!
2023 Dates for our Bike Dearborn Special Edition Rides:
– First Dozen: January 1st, 2023 1pm meet-up/ride-out 2p at Qahwah House West Dearborn

– Homecoming Ride: Saturday August 5, 2023 meet-up 9am/ride-out 10am. Location TBA

– Dearborn to Camp Dearborn Overnight Camp – June or July 2023 (pending trail construction interference)

– Every Wednesday Night at 6:30p year round as weather permits!

***It is our hope that if we get these dates out far in advance to the general public, that other area groups will be encouraged to cooperate and not schedule conflicting rides that cause confusion for members that may belong to multiple riding groups in the city. We have become disheartened by conflicting rides that force members to choose one or the other group to participate with. We use these Special Edition Rides as fundraisers for our organization. These are annually recurring events. It’s not fair to our cyclists when they have to pick and choose which event to participate in because there is another ride on the same date and even possibly at the same time as ours. Our goal should be working together to get as many people riding in Dearborn as possible…not causing conflict between groups and their members. We pride ourselves on our top notch events and our organization’s legitimacy in the City of Dearborn as we continue to advocate for better cycling in Dearborn!

We at Bike Dearborn are always open and transparent about our event planning in our group…it is open to the PUBLIC here on Facebook (Bike Dearborn -The Group) and on our website (www.bikedearborn.com). We recognize that there are other biking groups in Dearborn. We look forward to working collaboratively to promote everyone’s events.

Let’s all work to do better!
Tracy Besek – Founder and Ride Leader of Bike Dearborn

BETTER CYCLING IN DEARBORN, MI
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ETA: Yes, we hope to host the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Bike Ride in early May again next year…we work in collaboration with Mayor Abdullah Hammoud’s team on this event.

2022 Homecoming Ride

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BIKE DEARBORN HOMECOMING BIKE RIDE

Saturday, August 6th, 2022.  5th Annual (With A 2 Yr Covid Bloop) Bike Dearborn Bike Ride.

Registration begins at 9am near the Covered Bridge at Ford Field.
500 Monroe St, Dearborn, MI 48124

Back (Unofficially) by POPULAR DEMAND! Bike Dearborn Homecoming Ride…. a little different, but a lot of FUN! Bring a Friend!

We’ll begin the route at the Ford Field Covered Bridge and find our way to the NEW location of the Homecoming Festival and back!

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS RIDE. Please wear it!  We also require you to sign a waiver.

More details at https://bikedearborn.com/homecoming/

Bike Parking at Homecoming

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We are excited that the Dearborn Homecoming Festival is coming back! Unfortunately, we will not be doing Bike Valet Parking as we did the two years prior to the Covid pandemic.

We just didn’t have the volunteer bandwidth this year to make it happen.

Despite that, there is plenty of bike parking in the are around the City’s Administrative Center, Library, and Performing Arts Center. Just be sure to bring a lock! There’s also a public repair station at the Library should you need to tighten a bolt or pump up your tires!

As a note: You’ll have to hop off your bike and walk it through the festival areas to reach the racks.

We hope to see you there!

Here is a map for your convenience! You can also check it out at www.bikedearborn.com/map

– Purple Dot “P” is current bike parking rack locations
– Red Dot “wrench” is our Public Repair Station with Air Pump

Map of Bike Parking and Repair in the Area of the 2022 Dearborn Homecoming Festival

Greenfield Village Members’ Only Twilight Ride 2022

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We are excited to announce that Bike Dearborn will be at the Greenfield Village Members’ Only Twilight Bike Ride on Wednesday August 17th from 6p-8:30p.

We will be set up in the center of town not too far from the custard stand.

Why will we be there? To help you of course! We will have our tent set up and have tools to provide you with basic mechanical adjustments to make sure your experience riding around The Village is safe and enjoyable.
Some of the services we will be providing include:
– Saddle height adjustments
– Pumping up tires
– Quick brake adjustments
– Chain lube
– Flat tire repair (we will have an assortment of tubes available, but to be sure we can fix your tire, it’s best for you to provide a tube that fits your own tire) If you use one of our tubes, we do ask for a small donation to cover the cost so we may continue to provide services to others in the future.

We’ll also have some flyers with our upcoming Walk n Roll schedule and info about Bike Dearborn as well as “What Every Young Michigan Cyclist Must Know” booklets for all the kids and the adult version, “What Every Michigan Cyclist Must Know.”
These booklets have been provided by the League of Michigan Bicyclists.

Be sure to stop by as see us to say, “Hi!”

For more information about the Twilight Bike Ride Event please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1400492900451843

Photos from 2021 Below:

Photos from 2021 Greenfield Village Members Only Twilight bike Ride